‘One Battle After Another’ & ‘Sinners Score at the 98th Academy Awards
‘Frankenstein’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ also took home multiple trophies on a night that saw a rare tie in a category, for Live-Action Short.
The Academy Awards will air live March 15th on ABC and Hulu.
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- ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ were the big winners at this year’s Oscars.
- History was made in two categories.
- Conan O’Brien hosted.
Running more than half an hour over time, this year’s Academy Awards will go down as the night that movies such as ‘One Battle After Another,’ 'Sinners’ and ‘Frankenstein’ won multiple trophies.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the show also included only the seventh tie in Academy history, as the Live-Action Short Film category ended up split between ‘The Singers’ and ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva.’
‘One Battle After Another’ was the biggest winner of the night, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest taking Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (for no-show Sean Penn), Editing and, handed out for the first time this year, Casting.
Conan O'Brien hosts the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
‘Sinners’ was also successful, as Michael B. Jordan nabbed the top male acting award out from ‘Marty Supreme’s Timothée Chalamet (who had been the favorite for a while, but whose momentum had slowed of late), while its director Ryan Coogler scored Adapted Screenplay, composer Ludwig Göransson landed Best Original Score and Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made more history as the first woman to win her category at the Oscars.
Elsewhere, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ continued its successful run with two awards (Animated Feature and Original Song for "Golden"), while ‘Weapons’Amy Madigan got a rapturous reception as she took Supporting Actress for her creepy, wild turn as Aunt Gladys.
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Here is the full list of nominations:
PICTURE
(L to R) Paul Thomas Anderson, Sarah Murphy, Anthony Carlino, Will Weiske, Andy Jurgensen, Teyana Taylor, Michael Bauman, Cassandra Kulukundis, Regina Hall, Shayna McHale aka Junglepussy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti and Benicio del Toro accept the Oscar® for Best Picture during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Bugonia’
- ‘F1’
- 'Frankenstein'
- ‘Hamnet’
- ‘Marty Supreme’
- ‘One Battle After Another' - WINNER
- ‘The Secret Agent’
- ‘Sentimental Value’
- ‘Sinners’
- ‘Train Dreams’
DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar® for Best Picture during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Hamnet’ - Chloé Zhao
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Josh Safdie
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - Paul Thomas Anderson - WINNER
- ‘Sentimental Value’ - Joachim Trier
- ‘Sinners’ - Ryan Coogler
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Michael B. Jordan accepts the Oscar® for Actor in a Leading Role during the live ABC Telecast of the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- Timothée Chalamet - 'Marty Supreme'
- Leonardo DiCaprio - 'One Battle After Another'
- Ethan Hawke - 'Blue Moon'
- Michael B. Jordan - 'Sinners' - WINNER
- Wagner Moura - 'The Secret Agent'
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessie Buckley accepts the Oscar® for Actress in a Leading Role during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- Jessie Buckley - ‘Hamnet’ - WINNER
- Rose Byrne - ‘If I Had Legs I'd Kick You’
- Kate Hudson – ‘Song Sung Blue’
- Renate Reinsve - 'Sentimental Value’
- Emma Stone - 'Bugonia'
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Executive producer Sean Penn talks 'Words of War'. Photo: Decal.
- Benicio del Toro - ‘One Battle After Another’
- Jacob Elordi - ‘Frankenstein’
- Delroy Lindo - 'Sinners'
- Sean Penn - ‘One Battle After Another’ - WINNER
- Stellan Skarsgård - ‘Sentimental Value’
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Madigan accepts the Oscar® for Actress in a Supporting Role during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- Elle Fanning – ‘Sentimental Value’
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - 'Sentimental Value'
- Amy Madigan - 'Weapons' -WINNER
- Wunmi Mosaku - 'Sinners'
- Teyana Taylor - 'One Battle After Another'
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar® for Adapted Screenplay during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Ryan Coogler accepts the Oscar® for Original Screenplay during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Bugonia’ - Will Tracy
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Guillermo del Toro
- ‘Hamnet’ - Chloé Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - Paul Thomas Anderson - WINNER
- ‘Train Dreams’ - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ryan Coogler accepts the Oscar® for Original Screenplay during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Blue Moon’ - Robert Kaplow
- ‘It Was Just an Accident’ - Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators - Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
- ‘Sentimental Value’ - Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- ‘Sinners’ - Ryan Coogler - WINNER
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
(L to R) Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle Wong accept the Oscar® for Animated Feature Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
(L to R) Maciek Szczerbowski and Chris Lavis accept the Oscar® for Animated Short Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
CASTING
Cassandra Kulukundis accepts the Oscar® for Casting during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Hamnet’ - Nina Gold
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Jennifer Venditti
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - Cassandra Kulukundis - WINNER
- ‘The Secret Agent’ - Gabriel Domingues
- ‘Sinners’- Francine Maisler
FILM EDITING
Andy Jurgensen accepts the Oscar® for Film Editing during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘F1’ - Stephen Mirrione
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - Andy Jurgensen - WINNER
- ‘Sentimental Value’- Olivier Bugge Coutté
- ‘Sinners’ - Michael P. Shawver
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Autumn Durald Arkapaw accepts the Oscar® for Cinematography during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Dan Laustsen
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Darius Khondji
- ‘One Battle After Another’ - Michael Bauman
- ‘Sinners’ - Autumn Durald Arkapaw - WINNER
- ‘Train Dreams’- Adolpho Veloso
COSTUME DESIGN
Kate Hawley accepts the Oscar® for Costume Design during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ - Deborah L. Scott
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Kate Hawley - WINNER
- 'Hamnet’- Malgosia Turzanska
- ‘Marty Supreme’ - Miyako Bellizzi
- ‘Sinners’ - Ruth E. Carter
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Joachim Trier (center) accepts the Oscar® for International Feature Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘The Secret Agent’ - Brazil
- ‘It Was Just an Accident’ - France
- ‘Sentimental Value’ - Norway - WINNER
- ‘Sirāt’ - Spain
- ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ - Tunisia
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
(L to R) David Borenstein, Alžběta Karásková, Radovan Sibrt, Pavel Talankin and Helle Faber accept the Oscar® for Documentary Feature Film during the live ABC Telecast of the 98th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘The Alabama Solution’
- ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
- ‘Cutting through Rocks'
- ‘Mr. Nobody against Putin’ - WINNER
- ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
(L to R) Gloria Cazares, Joshua Seftel, Steve Hartman, and Conall Jones accept the Oscar® for Documentary Short Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘All the Empty Rooms’ - WINNER
- ‘Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud’
- ‘Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"’
- ‘The Devil Is Busy’
- ‘Perfectly a Strangeness’
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
(Left) Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh accept the Oscar® for Live Action Short Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Cassandra Kulukundis accepts the Oscar® for Casting during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) David Breschel, Sam A. Davis, and Jack Piatt accept the Oscar® for Live Action Short Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Butcher's Stain’
- ‘A Friend of Dorothy’
- ‘Jane Austen's Period Drama’
- ‘The Singers’ - WINNER
- ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ - WINNER
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
(L to R) Jordan Samuel, Mike Hill, and Cliona Furey accept the Oscar® for Makeup and Hairstyling during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (L to R) Maciek Szczerbowski and Chris Lavis accept the Oscar® for Animated Short Film during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey - WINNER
- ‘Kokuho’ - Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
- ‘Sinners’ - Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
- ‘The Smashing Machine’ - Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
- ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ - Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
ORIGINAL SCORE
Ludwig Goransson accepts the Oscar® for Original Score during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Bugonia’ - Jerskin Fendrix
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Alexandre Desplat
- ‘Hamnet’ - Max Richter
- ‘One Battle after Another’- Jonny Greenwood
- ‘Sinners’- Ludwig Goransson - WINNER
ORIGINAL SONG
(L to R) Yuhan, EJAE, ZHUN, Mark Sonnenblick, NHD and 24 accept the Oscar® for Original Song during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- “Dear Me”- 'Diane Warren: Relentless’
- “Golden” - ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ - WINNER
- “I Lied To You” - 'Sinners’
- “Sweet Dreams Of Joy” – ‘Viva Verdi’
- “Train Dreams” - ‘Train Dreams’
PRODUCTION DESIGN
(L to R) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau accept the Oscar® for Production Design during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau - WINNER
- ‘Hamnet’ - Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
- 'Marty Supreme' - Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
- ‘Sinners’ - Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne
SOUND
(L to R) Gary A. Rizzo, Gareth John, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Juan Peralta and Al Nelson accept the Oscar® for Sound during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘F1’ - Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta - WINNER
- ‘Frankenstein’ - Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
- ‘One Battle after Another’ - José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
- ‘Sinners’ - Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
- ‘Sirāt’ - Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas
VISUAL EFFECTS
(L to R) Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Joe Letteri, and Daniel Barrett accept the Oscar® for Visual Effects during the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
- ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ - Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett - WINNER
- ‘F1’ - Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
- ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ - David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
- 'The Lost Bus’ - Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
- 'Sinners’- Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
Conan O'Brien hosts the 98th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Credit/Provider: Trae Patton / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
